Last weekend we drove to Lone Pine, CA with a group of friends to enjoy the mountains, run, hike and camp. We also wanted to support the inaugural John Wayne Grit Series in the Alabama Hills.
We arrived early in the day and went for a run in the Alabama Hills. It was pretty unreal to run in an area where many movies have been filmed, from classic John Wayne movies to Gladiator, Django Unchained, Iron Man, Star Trek and more.
After the race we drove to Horseshoe Meadow, the trail started at 10k elevation so it surely felt like an effort to run at this high altitude.
The sun already started to disappear behind the mountains. The only way we were able to get more sunlight is to get across a river and meadow.
![sunset run in mt whitney](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0021/2081/0557/files/mt-whitney-run_1024x1024.jpg?v=1570827696)
![john wayne grit series race](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0021/2081/0557/files/mt-whitney-race_1024x1024.jpg?v=1570827955)
![lone pine lake run](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0021/2081/0557/files/mt-whitney-lake-running_1024x1024.jpg?v=1570828027)
![lone pine lake swim](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0021/2081/0557/files/mt-whitney-lake_1024x1024.jpg?v=1570828112)